What Should Parents Do During A School Emergency Event?

During an emergency event, there are many people working to return your child to you safely.  How you respond can either help with the process or may at times interfere and slow the process.  Below you will find some steps you may take to help us in returning your child to you safely and as quickly as possible.

What can you do before an emergency occurs to help?

1. Review this information carefully. Following the steps provided will help school officials, police officers, firefighters, and other professional responders do their jobs and focus on the safety of all individuals involved in the event.
2. Keep your child’s emergency contact information up-to-date. Inform your child’s school immediately if there is a change to your phone number, address, email, or list of emergency contacts. You may be called and emailed during an emergency.  Also, children will only be released to adults listed in your child’s emergency information.
3. Speak with your child about listening attentively to adults and following their directions at all times; especially during an emergency.
4. Report any safety concern you may have to your child’s building principal in an effort to prevent emergency situations.

What should parents/guardians do during a school emergency event?

1. Wait for information from the school district. The latest information will be provided by the district via telephone, text, email, posting to the district’s website or Facebook page, etc. The first priority of the school district is to address the emergency and focus on the safety of our students.  You will be informed of any pertinent information or directions as soon as it is available and safe to release.  If the event is ongoing, updates will be provided as available. 
2. Try not to call the school. Doing so may overwhelm phone lines and staff, preventing them from performing important functions which are necessary during the emergency event.
3. Do not go to the school or evacuation site unless notified to do so. Doing so may shift the focus of staff from performing emergency duties to crowd control, thereby slowing our process for reunification. During extreme emergencies, students will be released only at designated locations.  It is important that no other pick up point be utilized as we need to account for each and every child at all times.  Please emphasize with your child the need to remain with school personnel until released to either you or someone on their emergency contact list.
4. Know that in the event of a serious emergency, students will be kept at their school or evacuation site. When the time comes to pick up students, only you or an emergency contact listed on your child’s emergency list will be permitted to pick up your child.
5. Impress upon your child the need for them to follow directions of any school personnel in times of an emergency event.

 

Attached below are instructions and expecations for students on FID -  Flexible Instruction Days, also known as remote learning days, where students are expected to log in to the classroom from home.

The Union School District Board of Directors understand that there are times when a parent, resident, taxpayer, or employee may have a question, concern, complaint, suggestion, or request and is uncertain as to the proper procedure to follow in contacting the school district. Many parental questions are easily and completely addressed by communicating directly with the educational professional most closely involved. Communication is the key in solving any problem. Please, first attempt to resolve any issue or understanding by first communicating with the adult most closely related to the situation.

Below is a flowchart which details the flow of communication when contacting the school district. Each situation should be first addressed at lowest level possible with appeals moving to the next level in succession.

To ensure the timeliest resolution to your situation, initial contact should be at the first level. This individual is most closely involved and will best suited to first address your issue. When requesting an appeal at subsequent levels, please contact the appropriate office to make an appointment for your concerns to be heard. If upon discussion with the superintendent you are not satisfied with the outcome, you may contact the Board Secretary to schedule time at address the issue with the Board of Directors. Contacting individual members of the Board of Directors to address an issue is not an appropriate course of action and will result in being referred back to the appropriate level of flowchart for your issue to be addressed.  

Concern	First Level	Second Level	Third Level	Fourth Level	Fifth Level	Sixth Level
Child Abuse	ChildLine 1-800-932-0313	Clarion Count CYS - 814 226-5150
Athletics	Coach	Athletic Director	High School Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Athletic Facilities	Athletic Director	Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Athletic Injuries	Athletic Trainer and Coach	School Nurse	Athletic Director	High School Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Business Office/Funding Accounts	Business Manager / Student Account Custodian	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Curriculum/Academic Programs	Teacher	Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Instruction	Teacher	Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Discipline	Teacher / Supervising Adult	Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Facilities	Building Office Staff	Maintenance Supervisor	Building Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Guidance	Counselor	Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Special Education	Teacher	Director of Special Education	Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Student Concern	Teacher	Counselor	Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Technology	Teacher	Technology Director	Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Bus Discipline	Transportation Office	Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Bus Transportation	Transportation Office	Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors
Attendance	Office Secretary	Building Principal	Superintendent	Board of Directors

*Adopted from Redbank Valley School District and revised for use by Union School District*

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